The quota exists only to protect the server, not hinder you in your work. You can always request more. Don't be surprised if we ask why you need it, this isn't intended to give us a reason to say no, just to make sure you don't go doing anything silly. For example, running VM inside your home directory.

If the request is very large we will usually try to accommodate you in some other manner. It helps a lot if you can tell us your goals, so we may help you achieve them.

To check your quota use the command 'csquota' which is just a wrapper script around 'quota' (because bugs). You should see something like this:

user@computer:~$ csquota
Filesystem                                  space   quota  limit  grace
server.cs.uchicago.edu:/export/homes/user    918M   2000M  2500M  15296